KOZHIKODE: Shigella disease has been confirmed in the hilly region of Kozhikode. A 13-year-old boy was diagnosed with the disease in Koodaranji panchayat. The panchayat and the health department have alerted as part of the confirmation of the disease.

Another person in Kannur was diagnosed with Shigella yesterday. A six-year-old boy from Chittaripparambu was diagnosed with the disease. The health condition of the child undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Kannur is satisfactory. The health department has launched an investigation into the source of the disease. One person in the district was confirmed of the virus last month.